The past several years have seen a marked increase in young people getting involved in politics and running for office around the world.

In Europe, the aftermath of the global financial crisis inspired both right-wing populist movements led by young people, like the Five Star movement in Italy, and left-wing populist movements, including Spain’s Podemos party.

In the United States, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest woman elected to Congress at age 29. Many other nations have members of parliament who are as young as 22.